March Monthly Meal Plan ~ Link Up to Your Plans, Too!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Mara Strom

I feel like I need to take a deep breath before heading into this month. March, Adar, Purim… and the looming thought of Pesach. I’ll be honest – it fills me with joy, yes. But also a bit of anxiety, too.

(2) Keep it SIMPLE – the simpler the meal, the less time I have to spend in the kitchen before and after the meal. That’s a good thing in my book.

(3) Actually stick to my meal plan – when I looked back at our February plan, I realized that we only ate what was slated about half the time. Now, this isn’t necessarily a problem. Sometimes we skipped a plan because we went to my parents’ house. Or because a child had a special request. But if I’m skipping a planned meal because I just don’t “feel like cooking”, it’s probably not a good thing for our budget – or our nutrition.

So, keeping all that in mind, here is my plan for March – which is neither fancy nor gourmet. But it is mostly healthy and definitely nourishing.

Remember, I have found that monthly meal planning works best for my family, but you may prefer weekly or bimonthly plans. No matter how you do it, menu planning will definitely save you money – and make your days run a whole lot smoother!

I’d love to hear what you’ll be eating. I know we could all use a little bit of inspiration. And if you’ve got a blog, please link up to a post about your menu planning (monthly, weekly or otherwise) by using the Mr. Linky.

Comments

Comments

I do a meal plan weekly. I have found that besides saving money I am also eating healthier. I can prepare veggies in the beginning of the week and use them in meals throughout the week. I give myself wiggle room by not making each planned meal specific to a day of the week so I can decide on a given day what I have the energy to cook. I actually just started a blog yesterday so I will be doing Meal Plan Mondays from now on.

This month is kind of up in the air for us. I am starting a big project at work, as is DH, plus I’m due at the end of the month. I’m just going to use February’s menu (easy since the days of the week are the same!) and supplement from my well-stocked freezer as necessary.

Since I tweeted about this, I figure I might as well post here, too: I’m not quite up to menu planning yet, but I’m working on making soups in my crockpot and freezing leftovers. It’s a different sort of menu planning, but it will help me stick to budget.

I like the idea of vegan Monday. In general, I find it really helps to “assign” themes to days. I don’t stick to it, but when I’m drawing a total blank, I like to be able to think, “Well, Monday is TexMex day, so I guess I’ll make a taco bar”…